Volunteers Needed
Pull the Trailer for RVPT: No Truck Needed!
Would you love to help pull the trailer but don't have a large enough vehicle?? No problem!!
We have rented a truck for the RVPT trailer and need someone with towing experience to assist with moving the trailer for practices and for pulling the trailer to the shows. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Steven Severin at steven.severin@gmail.com or Lori Motzko at lori.motzko@gmail.com.
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Hey Seniors!
Please take 5 minutes to complete and submit a google form for your Senior Bio along with a photo of yourself. This information will be used in the home show program as well as having spot light postings done within the newsletter as well as on our social media platforms prior to the home show. Here is the link for the form: https://forms.gle/nT8yHzWap9aTv5xs7
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728 Cadets Home Show - Save the Date!
Saturday, March 22, 2025
The 728 Cadets will be hosting a North Star Circuit (NSC) for Guard and Minnesota Percussion Association (MPA) drumline and hornline show on Saturday, March 22nd. The NSC show begins at 1pm with the MPA show starting around 6pm. We will need volunteers from 8am to 10pm that day as the home show requires a lot of volunteers, including but not limited to, ticket taking, concessions, warm up room assistants, parking lot attendants etc. We really depend on every family to have someone volunteer at the home show. Information about signing up for positions will be coming soon.
If you volunteer, we will make sure you will be able to see your child perform AND you free admission to the show. We will be posting volunteer positions soon.
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WGI - April 2025
Even though the season has just started, we need to make plans for the end. The groups will be performing at the WGI World Championships in Dayton Ohio. If you are planning on going to the event, We recommend you make accommodations soon as places are filling up fast. Also you should purchase your show tickets. Here is the information for where the students will be staying.
Winter Guard La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Cincinnati Sharonville 11029 Dowlin Dr, Cincinnati, Ohio 45241 Check in 4/2/2025 and check out 4/5/2025 | River Valley Percussion Theater Quality Inn Springboro West 15 Sharts Road, Springboro, OH 45066 Check in 4/9/2025 and check out 4/12/2025 | River Valley Sound Baymont By Wyndham Piqua 950 E Ash St , Piqua, US, OH 45356-4104 Check in 4/11/2025 and check out 4/13/2025 |
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Merchandise - Show Shirts
Thank you to everyone who purchased items through the recent merchandise store. Merchandise is in!
Show shirts and items ordered in the recent online store were given to RVWG this past Tuesday, Feb 12th and RVS And RVPT receiving their items on Thursday, Feb 13 during practice.
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Current Fundraising Opportunities
Gertens Spring Annuals & Perennials Fundraiser
30% of all sales go to help the 728 Cadets!
Important Dates: Our Gertens spring annuals and perennials fundraiser site will launch on Monday, February 17th!
Website and all sales close Monday, March 31st! You can start collecting orders today by providing the brochure below!
Order Pick Up: Will be available for distribution on Wednesday, May 7th, (before Mother's Day)!
Pick up held at the Boys & Girls Club: 12976 Fremont Ave Zimmerman, MN 55398. (Parking and the building entrance is behind the City Hall.)
Further details will be provided soon.
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immerman Bar and Grill Dine In Night
Monday, April 28th from 5:00pm - 7:30pm
We can choose from all you can eat pizza, spaghetti, or tacos for this fundraiser and fun night out together!
Please watch for a poll in the next few weeks!
Also,100% of profits goes to the 728 Cadets and is only $10 for all you can eat!
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Continuous Fundraising Opportunities
In addition to our special events that are held, we also have fundraisers that are always open throughout the year. There are no deadlines for these fundraisers.
Lake State Recycling
Drop off your aluminum cans at their location (across the street from Meadowvale Elementary School in Elk River. Mention the 728 Cadets Marching Band and they will apply the funds to our 728 Cadets account! You will also receive a receipt with the weight of aluminum and the amount raised.
Elk River Buffalo Wild Wings
We have partnered up with the Buffalo Wild Wings Home Team Advantage fundraiser for another quarter! This quarter will be active from now through March 31, 2025. Head to the Elk River Buffalo Wild Wings and let them know you want to support Team N and they will donate 10% of your bill to our amazing program! This includes all food and beverage items.
Support ‘Team N”
RaiseRight
RaiseRight is a simple way to raise funds on items and services you were going to purchase anyway!
For example: groceries, gas, home improvement items, gift cards for special occasions, etc! It adds up super fast, and today is a "bonus day" for certain retailers.
Please use the below enrollment link to enroll your account to ensure the 728 Cadets Marching Band receives credit! In the application field titled “Who are you fundraising for,” please enter your student’s name.
Tip: Download the RaiseRight app for easy access to purchasing the e-gifts to the retailer you’re purchasing from. Once purchased, it will be available in your RaiseRight app’s “wallet.” You can add your bank account right into the platform for the fastest way to receive e-gift cards at only a 29 cent convenience fee. You can also use a debit card for a 1% convenience fee.
Give Freely
GiveFreely is an extension for laptops or an app for phones that donates a percent of your purchases at eligible stores! All you need to do is create an account (a very, very simple process) and select the 728 Cadets as your chosen nonprofit to donate to. By searching for ‘728 Cadets Corp’, the organization gets $10!! Set it and forget it! When making online purchases with partners of GiveFreely, the icon will automatically pop up. To enable the donation (at no charge to you), select the icon when completing your purchase.
There is an App available for Apple users.
Sneakers4Good
We've teamed up with Sneakers4Good for an athletic shoe drive through the end of January to help raise funds for our organization, which some of you know is a stand-alone, 501(c) (3) nonprofit. Plus, as an impact broader than ourselves, the shoe drive helps the environment and communities in need.
Did you know the EPA estimates that 600 million pairs of shoes go into our landfills every year? 100% of them can be recycled or reused.
Here’s how you can help: Start in your family’s closets and gather as many unwanted running shoes and sneakers as you'd like (preferably gently to moderately used); maybe the owner out-grew them, they're worn down, out of style, etc. Ask your neighbors, friends, family, and co-workers! Every pair counts, and our target is to collect 200 pairs- which is 2 pairs per person.
Collections will be at each groups rehearsal (preferably before or after rehearsal). Please find the black 728 Cadets trailer, RVS red trailer, or guard's trailer. There will be a large Sneakers4Good collection box to drop them off in! You can also find Tiffany Gruidl (Fundraising Committee Chair at RVS rehearsals), Jen Tostenrud (Event Planning at RVPT & RVWG rehearsals), Asher Kraabel (hornline), or another board member to hand your shoes to.
For additional information or to get more involved check out https://sneakers4good.com/ or contact Tiffany Gruidl directly at 763-291-2804
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Past Fundraisers Update
Annual Rosette and Lefse: $633 Raised!
Thank you to everyone who came out to help with distribution! Also, thanks to everyone who ordered and shared the event, which raised $633!
Gertens Winter Fundraiser: $276 Raised!
Thank you for your support! I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and New Year along with their beautiful spruce tips, holiday succulents, wreaths, poinsettias, etc!! $276 was raised!
Maynard's Dine In Night: $557 Raised!
This fundraiser was held on December 16th and the event raised $557!
If you would like to volunteer for any upcoming events, or join the Fundraising Committee please call Tiffany Gruidl (AKA Asher's Mom) at 763-291-2804.
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As always, please feel free to reach out directly should you have any questions by emailing 728cadetsmarchingband@gmail.com.
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